Mount Maunganui surf break

Mount Maunganui surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 09 Apr 2026 NZST
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Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
19.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today?

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 9AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a North direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)4ft (1.2m)15s
Afternoon (09 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (09 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)17s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
2
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
4
2
2
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0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
N
1.1
N
1.2
N
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.3
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.8
NNE
2.1
NNE
2.3
NE
3
NE
3.5
NE
3.5
NE
4
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5.5
NE
Period(s) (?)151515151515171616151515141413131313131414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)470544627733743828117513821315118410451106120611441449175629043478457667299832105711059210435
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
E
5
ESE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
15
SE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffglassononglassglassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:04AM
1.58
12:13PM
1.49
12:51AM
1.55
12:57PM
1.47
1:42AM
1.52
1:46PM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:07AM
0.43
6:16PM
0.40
6:57AM
0.48
7:02PM
0.44
7:50AM
0.50
7:55PM
0.46
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
Sunrise--6:35-------6:35-------6:37-----
Sunset----5:57-------5:55-------5:53---
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----111--------------11
Temp. °C181818212018181818181820201918181717192120201920
Feels °C (?)191919232019202020191920202017151313151717171616
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